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maskormenacelogs2019-01-13 09:11 am
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Entry tags:
- !event log,
- anders | n/a,
- apollo | n/a,
- boba fett | n/a,
- brandon heat | n/a,
- catra | n/a,
- ct-7567 | captain rex,
- elena fisher | n/a,
- fuu hououji | zephyr,
- harry dresden | the magician,
- jaime reyes | blue beetle,
- knock out | n/a,
- marie d'ancanto | rogue,
- n/a | the midnighter,
- norman | n/a,
- princess allura | n/a,
- proinsias cassidy | n/a,
- riptide | riptide,
- roxas | the key of destiny,
- tim drake | robin,
- tina belcher | n/a,
- wanda maximoff | scarlet witch,
- † alphonse elric | n/a,
- † cassandra igarashi | n/a,
- † circe | witch of aiaia,
- † dean allen | the gray man,
- † ezra bridger | n/a,
- † fern | n/a,
- † hans gruber | n/a,
- † jacob taylor | the protector,
- † kairi | destiny's embrace,
- † kanan jarrus | spectre 1,
- † karolina dean | n/a,
- † kasia nyx | nox,
- † riku | darkeater,
- † rodimus | n/a,
- † walter strickler | stricklander
JANUARY SWEAR-IN: DEATH ISLAND
WHO: Everyone!
WHERE:Death Sacrifice Island, New Zealand
WHEN: 13th January
WHAT: SWEARING-IN TIME, on the beautiful Island of New Zealand, Sacrifice Island.
WARNINGS: None so far
Welcome everyone to Sacrifice Island, once known as “Death Island” (and still called so by many). Located in the beautiful country of New Zealand, and under their government’s jurisdiction, Sacrifice Island is a place where investigation and scientific development happens: it’s the headquarters for Onward Research Station, laboratories that hope to learn how to neutralize the effects on humans/animals of chemical/biological weapons.
But this island holds dark history as well. It was in this very same place that seven young imPorts permanently lost their lives on October 3rd 2008. This tragedy deeply marked the history of United States and all Heroes of the nation, and is remembered with heavy heart. With hopes to never forget these painful events but to also look for a brighter future, United States of America and New Zealand both joined their hands and decided to raise a memorial for the lives lost at the island.
This memorial will be inaugurated on the 13th January along with the Swearing-In ceremony for the new heroes who have arrived this month. Media has been invited as well as this is too a political event to strengthen relationships between New Zealand and USA. Old and new imPorts are all welcome to come and pay their respects to the Heroes who are gone, swear their allegiance to the US government (or not), forge relations with a foreign country or simply show their presences during this event. Whatever reason one has, they will be welcomed.
TRAVEL
Thanks to the interest of many, an airbus has been generously loaned for free in order to fly the imPorts to Death Sacrifice Island. The airbus includes a dining area and each imPort has their own little cubicle, with chairs that can be converted into a bed. The trip will take a while for sure, so the travelers are welcome to mingle while they are on air, meet the new faces, and try some delicious airplane food. Or they can try sleeping, if other imPorts are quiet enough.
Because it's a long flight, there will be many movies to choose from: there is a strangely big collection of Adam Sandler movies, and apparently the big hit has both Adam Sandler AND Jerry Seinfeld and tells the story of a Wasp that falls in love with a Human, while it leads a rebellion against the humankind. If you aren't into Wasp movies, well- good luck picking something else that isn't as amazing.
ISLAND
Miss the hot summer weather? Well, New Zealand certainly has a lot of it to offer. The weather is the kind that would invite anyone for a swim, even though it’s not one of the activities offered during the Swear-In; in fact, the island has no beaches as it’s surrounded by cliffs. The island itself is beautiful, with a lot of greenery indigenous to the country, forming large forests through the island’s surface and surrounding the research center. There are no animals roaming around, with the exception of some birds (do not expect Kiwis, though), but imPorts are warned not to go too deep into the island’s forests or they might get lost.
At the east area of the island, stands the top of the art Onward Research Station, near the only beach the island offers. The airbus will land not too far away, in a small flight track that crosses the green forest, and imPorts will be directed to the center where they will be greeted by scientists, politicians and, of course, a lot of media.
Onward Research Station is white, clean, and shiny. Everything looks like it has been double or triple sterilized and visitors can almost see their reflections on every surface. The technology is probably the best you’d find in the entire nation: quick silent hoover carts that transport people and objects from a section to another, trays that hoover with food, snacks and drinks, and holograms of several scientists that made a difference while working at the Research Station can be found on specific marked areas. ImPorts that wish to know a bit more about the place will have the chance to press a button for a holographic guide who will tell them the story of the Center, their researches and hopes for the future.
However, since Onward focus on chemical and biological weapon studies, much of the area is very much Off Limits to prevent accidental contamination. There will be security (physical and electronically) to stop people from snooping around and causing huge accidents.
The center has allowed local tourism to be part of this. New Zealand certainly wishes to show their own culture, and thus there will be many who are eager to share it with the new comers. Talks of their fauna and flora, their national bird as well, history of Maori who voyaged across the Pacific, good old Rugby, and of course mentions of certain really popular fantasy movies that have been filmed there – one can certainly become immerse in this lovely world. Not so far away, there is also a buffet area with a lot of variety, all typical New Zealand dishes, including Maori dishes naturally. Try Hangi, or lamb, or delicious sea food, and end your meal with good wine and cheese.
Photographers, journalists, paparazzi will be everywhere. Not just for US ImPort Heroes, but due to the political connotations this meeting has as well. It’s no surprise that apart from “who are you wearing”, heavier and much more serious questions will be asked, involving politics, past events, current political feelings, where and for whom imPorts stand for.
The nearby beach isn’t amazing, but they worked really hard to change that. The whole area was cleaned as well, with new, white and shiny pavement that leads visitors to a special area: the memorial. There is a huge marble wall with the names of those imPorts who’ve lost their lives; there is a screen as well, and whenever someone touches one of the names said screen will activate show a video of the selected imPort while a voice tells the visitors a little about their life and death. Nearly, there is another holographic guide who, when activated, will tell the story of Death Island.
MEMORIAL
Anyone can access this history by checking out the Memorial, but in the afternoon, everyone will be invited to the beach. Here, imPorts and everyone else will be taught the dark history of the island by a spokeswoman dressed in white, while the screen on the Memorial Marble wall shows the lost imPorts.
“A scientist who held hatred for the imPorts used this island as his private base of operations, where he built a deadly ray and threatened to use this weapon against the United States. Seven imPorts heroically followed to investigate, only to find this ray permanently end their lives. These heroes and their tragic deaths are today remembered by us all, a memory of a dark and sad past – but we too hold on to hope, hope their deaths were not in vain, and hope we can rebuild and move forward.”
The speech is met with solemn nods and soft applause, while the names of the Heroes show on the screen:
DAVID GREEN; Chosen, age 19
MAGENTA MOVELLO; Mauve Avenger, age 17
IRA BRAUNSTEIN; Power Prince, age 21
JUDE BYEON; Bludgeon, age 17
CAROL "CARRIE" KING; Reign, age 18
MASON LOCKLEAR; Entropy, age 16
MALIK ISAIAH MARCHETTI; Journey, age 40
After, the woman will give stand to few more people who will give their own words about the memorial and the events of Death Island, including a New Zealand Minister and also an imPort: Tohru Adachi.
Once speeches have been spoken, people are welcomed to leave white flowers near the marble wall and learn more about the personal lives of each lost hero by touching their names and watching the movie about each. For those who don’t wish to stick around, the buffet area is always open, and people are more than welcome to return to their activities.
RETURN
The event will be over late night, and all imPorts will be brought back to the airbus. Since there are records who came on the airbus, it’s better not to try to stay behind – as welcoming as they were, those who work at Sacrifice Island have no plans to accommodate everyone more than necessary.
Media will be the first to leave, followed by imPorts and finally every politician involved. Once up in the air, the airplane lights will be turned to minimum, to allow imPorts some well needed rest. That is, if they want. Sorry if your neighbor is noisy.
WHERE:
WHEN: 13th January
WHAT: SWEARING-IN TIME, on the beautiful Island of New Zealand, Sacrifice Island.
WARNINGS: None so far
Welcome everyone to Sacrifice Island, once known as “Death Island” (and still called so by many). Located in the beautiful country of New Zealand, and under their government’s jurisdiction, Sacrifice Island is a place where investigation and scientific development happens: it’s the headquarters for Onward Research Station, laboratories that hope to learn how to neutralize the effects on humans/animals of chemical/biological weapons.
But this island holds dark history as well. It was in this very same place that seven young imPorts permanently lost their lives on October 3rd 2008. This tragedy deeply marked the history of United States and all Heroes of the nation, and is remembered with heavy heart. With hopes to never forget these painful events but to also look for a brighter future, United States of America and New Zealand both joined their hands and decided to raise a memorial for the lives lost at the island.
This memorial will be inaugurated on the 13th January along with the Swearing-In ceremony for the new heroes who have arrived this month. Media has been invited as well as this is too a political event to strengthen relationships between New Zealand and USA. Old and new imPorts are all welcome to come and pay their respects to the Heroes who are gone, swear their allegiance to the US government (or not), forge relations with a foreign country or simply show their presences during this event. Whatever reason one has, they will be welcomed.
TRAVEL
Because it's a long flight, there will be many movies to choose from: there is a strangely big collection of Adam Sandler movies, and apparently the big hit has both Adam Sandler AND Jerry Seinfeld and tells the story of a Wasp that falls in love with a Human, while it leads a rebellion against the humankind. If you aren't into Wasp movies, well- good luck picking something else that isn't as amazing.
ISLAND
At the east area of the island, stands the top of the art Onward Research Station, near the only beach the island offers. The airbus will land not too far away, in a small flight track that crosses the green forest, and imPorts will be directed to the center where they will be greeted by scientists, politicians and, of course, a lot of media.
Onward Research Station is white, clean, and shiny. Everything looks like it has been double or triple sterilized and visitors can almost see their reflections on every surface. The technology is probably the best you’d find in the entire nation: quick silent hoover carts that transport people and objects from a section to another, trays that hoover with food, snacks and drinks, and holograms of several scientists that made a difference while working at the Research Station can be found on specific marked areas. ImPorts that wish to know a bit more about the place will have the chance to press a button for a holographic guide who will tell them the story of the Center, their researches and hopes for the future.
However, since Onward focus on chemical and biological weapon studies, much of the area is very much Off Limits to prevent accidental contamination. There will be security (physical and electronically) to stop people from snooping around and causing huge accidents.
The center has allowed local tourism to be part of this. New Zealand certainly wishes to show their own culture, and thus there will be many who are eager to share it with the new comers. Talks of their fauna and flora, their national bird as well, history of Maori who voyaged across the Pacific, good old Rugby, and of course mentions of certain really popular fantasy movies that have been filmed there – one can certainly become immerse in this lovely world. Not so far away, there is also a buffet area with a lot of variety, all typical New Zealand dishes, including Maori dishes naturally. Try Hangi, or lamb, or delicious sea food, and end your meal with good wine and cheese.
Photographers, journalists, paparazzi will be everywhere. Not just for US ImPort Heroes, but due to the political connotations this meeting has as well. It’s no surprise that apart from “who are you wearing”, heavier and much more serious questions will be asked, involving politics, past events, current political feelings, where and for whom imPorts stand for.
The nearby beach isn’t amazing, but they worked really hard to change that. The whole area was cleaned as well, with new, white and shiny pavement that leads visitors to a special area: the memorial. There is a huge marble wall with the names of those imPorts who’ve lost their lives; there is a screen as well, and whenever someone touches one of the names said screen will activate show a video of the selected imPort while a voice tells the visitors a little about their life and death. Nearly, there is another holographic guide who, when activated, will tell the story of Death Island.
MEMORIAL
“A scientist who held hatred for the imPorts used this island as his private base of operations, where he built a deadly ray and threatened to use this weapon against the United States. Seven imPorts heroically followed to investigate, only to find this ray permanently end their lives. These heroes and their tragic deaths are today remembered by us all, a memory of a dark and sad past – but we too hold on to hope, hope their deaths were not in vain, and hope we can rebuild and move forward.”
The speech is met with solemn nods and soft applause, while the names of the Heroes show on the screen:
DAVID GREEN; Chosen, age 19
MAGENTA MOVELLO; Mauve Avenger, age 17
IRA BRAUNSTEIN; Power Prince, age 21
JUDE BYEON; Bludgeon, age 17
CAROL "CARRIE" KING; Reign, age 18
MASON LOCKLEAR; Entropy, age 16
MALIK ISAIAH MARCHETTI; Journey, age 40
After, the woman will give stand to few more people who will give their own words about the memorial and the events of Death Island, including a New Zealand Minister and also an imPort: Tohru Adachi.
Once speeches have been spoken, people are welcomed to leave white flowers near the marble wall and learn more about the personal lives of each lost hero by touching their names and watching the movie about each. For those who don’t wish to stick around, the buffet area is always open, and people are more than welcome to return to their activities.
RETURN
Media will be the first to leave, followed by imPorts and finally every politician involved. Once up in the air, the airplane lights will be turned to minimum, to allow imPorts some well needed rest. That is, if they want. Sorry if your neighbor is noisy.
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No...I mean, I was. [Obviously.] I feel better now?
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[ She's still a little taken aback by this situation. And worried. ]
Did you eat something bad?
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[Embarrassed, he looks out the closest window. The jet's windows are small, so it's hard to see anything but light and clouds from here.]
I've never flown before, Not like this.
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Oh, I get it. Kind of like sea sickness, right? [ The closest thing for her to compare this to, considering there were some people on her islands who had it. ]
Maybe if you try closing your eyes, and nodding off.
[ Looking around and being awake sounds like a bad idea when you're sick. ]
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Maybe. I really am better now, though.
[There's nothing left to come up. After another awkward moment of silence, he hooks his thumbs into his pockets, shifting in place.]
So...cool plane, huh?
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But she'll set it aside for now, since if he seems fine, then that's good enough for the time being.
And she smiles. ]
Yeah. I've never been on anything like this. We must be going pretty far if we need to fly like this. [ A pause, and a glance at the windows. ] This world must be huge.
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I guess we must. We're going pretty fast, right?
[He doesn't have a sense of scale for vehicle speed to compare it to, but the sight of land masses passing below them before they drew above the clouds made that clear.]
Maybe this world is so weird because it's got room for all that weirdness.
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Yeah. With a world this big, there's bound to be a lot of it. [ The amount of Destiny Islands they could fit in this world is crazy to think about ... ] But no matter how weird we think of all this is, it sounds like they think we're pretty weird, too.
[ All the stares she's gotten, man ... ]
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Eh. That's nothing new.
[His expression flickers at that, as if he's revealed something about himself he didn't mean to...but, well, it is nothing new. He's always been the odd outsider. At least this time around, it comes with a complimentary trip.]
I wonder why they want all of us to come to this memorial thing. What's it even for? None of us were even around when they said that stuff happened.
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Well, unfortunately for him, she hasn't much read into what they're doing. She knows it's a memorial service of some sort on an island real far out but other than that she hasn't paid as much attention as she should've. ]
I guess it must be really important to them. And it's kind of nice, getting to see more of the world like this. I think we should just have fun with it.
[ Despite it ... sounding like it might be a solemn event ... They can probably find fun things to do. She's already been having an interesting time with this plane and all. ]
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Yeah. Since we're already here, right?
[Too late to turn back...although he could take his chances and call a corridor if he really needed to.]
So...uh....everything going okay? Did you talk to the people at the job they gave you yet?
[This is his best effort at small talk and yikes, he's not great at it.]
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And she appreciates him trying to make small talk with her at all. So she smiles. ]
Yeah. I had some sort of orientation with them. [ A pause, and more to herself. ] I hope they let me choose what I wear ...
[ Because ... most of those princess dresses she saw looked like a nightmare to move around in. And probably really hot. ]
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What, like your uniform?
[Do people get to choose that? The only one he's ever had is his black coat, but that had a functional purpose.]
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[ Does it count as a uniform? She guesses it does, since she'll have to wear it whenever she's working. She preferred her school uniform to a huge puffy dress, though. ]
I have to wear a dress. But not just any kind. [ A pause, looking mildly embarrassed. She's never really thought hard on her status as a Princess of Heart, and it feels a bit strange to suddenly have to act like one for her job. ] A big, poofy one. The kind a princess would wear.
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[What kind of job involves dressing up like a princess? A poofy princess?]
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It's my job, to be a princess at parties. [ A pause. ] Think I can pull it off?
[ ... Maybe that's not a good question for Roxas of all people, but she didn't think much about that. She is genuinely wondering if she can, though. ]
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[Not exactly a strong vote of confidence, and even he knows that, but he's too dumbfounded by the very idea to even consider that reassurance is required.]
I don't get it. What do people want a princess at their party for? Are you supposed to rule over the guests or something?
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She giggles a little at his complete misunderstanding toward her job though. ]
It's for kids, Roxas. I'm supposed to show them how to act like one, stuff like that. Little girls like that sort of thing.
[ Some knowledge about little girls for you, Roxas. ]
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[Does he....sort of...more or less. He gets what she means, he's just not completely sure how it's supposed to work.]
Sounds like fun? I'm supposed to work at an ice cream store.
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I guess so, but yours sounds great, too. Do you get free ice cream there?
[ Priorities, she has them. ]
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Haven't started yet, so I'm not sure...but I don't really need it. I can make my own.
[He holds out his hand, concentrates, and after a few seconds, a bar coalesces out of nothingness. This one appears to be...banana? Well, it's yellow.]
See?
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She's shocked enough to take a step back in surprise. ]
Wait — how'd you do that?!
[ Leaning in close, to look at it like she can't tell whether it's some sort of toy or illusion. ]
Is it real?
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[Why would it not be real? It looks real. It's solid in his hand. But he supposes it's not every day someone summons an ice cream bar in front of you.]
It was on one of the papers they gave me when I got here—that I can create ice cream. I couldn't do it before.
[If only.]
You want it?
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[ Like ... her Heart Displacement. She doesn't want to think about that too much right now, not after how much it upset Sora.
She looks a little surprised, but smiles at his offer nonetheless. ] You're sure?
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[He screws up his face, a little annoyed but not angry.]
I just can't control the flavor. It never turns out how I want.
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